Kim Lion, Head of Culture and Leadership – IPG MediaBrands

Throughout her career, Kims expertise lay with group leadership in media agencies, moving through to Chief Client Officer at UM and eventually leading the UM Melbourne office. However, her longer term career plan targeted the discipline of Talent, due to her affinity with people and her belief that great teams with great leaders can make organisations unbeatable.

She is a member of the Executive Leadership Team at IPG Mediabrands Australia.

She has worked in Sydney and Melbourne in Australia, as well as five years in Asia (Vietnam and Hong Kong).

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